HiSilicon Kirin 9020 vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

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Which processor is better? We compared HiSilicon Kirin 9020 with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite 2. Compare, analyze the specifications. Find out their scores in popular benchmarks (GeekBench 6 Single-Core, GeekBench 6 Multi-Core) and who is the winner?

GeekBench 6 Single-Core

Score

Kirin 9020

1598

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

3383

GeekBench 6 Multi-Core

Score

Kirin 9020

5114

Snapdragon 8 Elite 2

11480

CPU cores and architecture

Architecture	2x 2.5 GHz – Taishan V121 6x 2.15 GHz – Taishan V120 4x 1.6 GHz – Taishan-Little	2x 4.6 GHz
Number of cores	12	2
Instruction Set	ARMv8-A	ARMv9.2-A
Lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Neural Processing	HUAWEI Da Vinci	Qualcomm Hexagon

Memory (RAM)

Max amount	up to 16 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5X	LPDDR5X
Memory frequency	4266 MHz
Memory-bus	4x16 bit	4x16 bit

Graphics

GPU name	Maleoon 920
GPU Architecture	Huawei Maleoon
GPU frequency	840 MHz
Execution units	2
Shaders	1024
DirectX	12
OpenCL API	2.0
Vulkan API	1.3

Camera, Video, Display

Max screen resolution	3840x2160
Max camera resolution		1x 320MP
Max Video Capture	4K@60fps	8K@60fps
Video codec support	H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP9	AV1 H.264 (AVC) H.265 (HEVC) VP8 VP9

Wireless

4G network	Yes	Yes
5G network	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	7 (802.11be)	7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth	5.4	6.0
Satellite navigation	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS	BeiDou GPS Galileo GLONASS NavIC QZSS